Yerrapragada

Yerrapragada
Yerrana
BornErranna Yerrana
OccupationPoet, writer
PeriodReddi Kingdom (1325–1353)
GenrePoet
Notable worksAndhra Mahabharatam

Yarrapragada or Erranna was a Telugu poet in the court of King Prolaya Vema Reddy (1325–1353). The surname of Erranna was Yerrapragada or Yerrana, which are epithets of the fair-skinned Lord Skanda in the Telugu language, but became attached to his paternal family due its having notable members with fair or red-skinned complexions. He was bestowed with the title of Prabandha-paramēśvara ("Master of historical anecdotes") and Śambhudāsuḍu ("Servant of Lord Śiva").